National Security Agency

The inability of the Senate to agree to extend a key provision of the Patriot Act means the National Security Agency may no longer collect data on millions of Americans' phone calls — the controversial program it has used for more than a decade in the search for terrorists. But politicians, officials and analysts differ on the impact of the lapse. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski took to the floor of the Senate on Monday to say that the failure of her colleagues to keep the program going "has left us exposed in the world's eyes." "I am deeply, deeply, deeply frustrated that the key authorities of the Patriot Act expired last night when we had a path forward on...

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Operating covertly, like District 13 -- which is known for making nuclear weapons and is the base for the rebellion -- this agency is not someplace you just visit. With advancing intelligence and top-secret information, it may be best to assume this place (off Baltimore-Washington Parkway) doesn't...

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When you hear the phrase "Patriot Act," if you think of massive government surveillance, top-secret data collection, and the enormous National Security Agency program gathering information about Americans' phone calls, then you're likely...

The Sunday morning guest list:
Secretary of State John Kerry will be a guest on CBS' "Face the Nation" at 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6. Other guests are Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. She has written the...

When Virginia white supremacist William White sent death threats to Central Florida law enforcers in 2012, he covered his digital tracks, according to testimony in his trial this week.
But despite an encrypted laptop and untraceable Internet connection —...

The anxiety demonstrated by Anna, summoned to her boss's office without explanation, will be familiar to any corporate worker. That she works for a government agency in the 1930s Soviet Union — an agency where the last director disappeared without warning...

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Eric Delisle: With the NSA on the prowl and social media behemoths tracking your every keystroke, it's difficult for a macho man to surf the Internet for that Beanie Baby that will complete his collection. At least not without someone knowing....

UPDATED: Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are the main guests on the Sunday programs this weekend.
Obama talks to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," which starts at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. Obama told ABC that the World Cup is affecting...

In an NBC interview, NSA leaker Edward Snowden has said he trained as a spy and never intended to wind up in Russia.
The full interview, with Brian Williams questioning Snowden last week in Moscow, will air at 10 p.m. Wednesday...

The guest list this weekend on Sunday morning programs:
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, author Lynne Cheney, give a joint interview to "Fox News Sunday" at 10 a.m. on WOFL-Channel 35. Other guests are Scott Reed of the U.S....

The Sunday dramas will have most viewers talking this weekend. The rundown, starting with the two most-discussed dramas going these days:
On “Game of Thrones,” Jon gains volunteers at 9 p.m. on HBO. Bran, Jojen, Meera and Hodor find shelter. "Dany...

UPDATED: Edward Snowden and the Pulitzer Prizes will be topics Sunday on the morning programs.
Glenn Greenwald is giving his first interview since winning the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for The Guardian's coverage of Snowden's National Security...

The new series keep arriving this weekend, and the most-celebrated dramas enter new phases.
Michael J. Fox is back in a big way on “The Good Wife,” and that’s good, upsetting news. "Wife" has competed with "Game of Thrones" and...

Hardcore video gamers face a tough lesson about fantasy vs. reality in "Leveling Up," which opens Thursday at Theatre UCF.
The contemporary play looks at 20-something roommates who share a love of video games.
But when the National Security...

The WikiLeaks website published documents Friday that it said shows the U.S. government spied on Japanese officials and companies. The documents include what appear to be five U.S. National Security Agency reports, four of which are marked top-secret,...

Somewhere in the thousands of towering apartment blocks that ring the Russian capital, whistle-blower Edward Snowden remains in hiding two years after outraging U.S. intelligence agencies with revelations of their snooping into the private...

Germany's domestic intelligence chief said Tuesday that the revelations by Edward Snowden have had at least one positive effect, by raising awareness about the importance of counter-espionage. Hans-Georg Maassen told a gathering of business leaders in the...

When Rand Paul began charting his presidential run, the Ray-Ban-wearing senator and heir apparent to a libertarian legacy rebranded himself to suit more mainstream Republican tastes.
He rejected his famous father’s isolationist foreign policy, voted...